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romney pummeled rick santorum in the debate. >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> reporter: and he's not letting up on the air waves. >> rick santorum is called the ultimate washington insider. >> look over here. >> reporter: santorum, too, also has a punch or two left. even though he, too, was against the auto industry bailout, he's hitting romney in a new ad. >> who is on the side of michigan workers? not romney. >> reporter: negative on the air, but last night, santorum was mr. nice. >> we have seen just too much nasty politics on issues that, well, frankly, i haven't even talked about tonight. >> reporter: he may have turned it down a little bit last night. expect him to continue to go after mitt romney. he'll call him a resolute liberal. it's a critical pivot point in the race. they're racing for the last vote there in michigan. >> the "l" word, a big fighting point. thank you, david kerley. you'll want to watch tomorrow morning as george stephanopoulos goes one on one with rick santorum. on abc's "this week." bianna, over to
romney pummeled rick santorum in the debate. >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> reporter: and he's not letting up on the air waves. >> rick santorum is called the ultimate washington insider. >> look over here. >> reporter: santorum, too, also has a punch or two left. even though he, too, was against the auto industry bailout, he's hitting romney in a new ad. >> who is on the side of michigan...
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>> governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> reporter: a new "washington post"/abc news poll shows the president enjoys advantages going into this debate. 66% say his policies have favored the middle class, while 57% think romney's, instead, would favor the wealthy. but the campaign sees some liabilities, as well. the president can get peevish when challenged. >> you're likable enough, hillary. >> reporter: his debate prep team is also studying presidential debates of the last 20 or so years, focusing on unforced stylistic errors, such as al gore's exasperated sighs. the president is also quite verbose. when i asked him a two-part question in august, his answer was -- >> on afghanistan. >> reporter: longer than 5 1/2 minutes. he's working to make answers crisper and more concise. obama aides say they see as one of romney's key weaknesses, his reluctance to go into detail about his policies. for instance, he has not indicated what tax loopholes he would close to pay for his tax cuts. they hope he will be pressed
>> governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> reporter: a new "washington post"/abc news poll shows the president enjoys advantages going into this debate. 66% say his policies have favored the middle class, while 57% think romney's, instead, would favor the wealthy. but the campaign sees some liabilities, as well. the president can get peevish when challenged. >> you're likable enough, hillary. >> reporter: his debate prep team is also studying...
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. >>> it is time for round two in the presidential debate. president obama and mitt romney are in new york tonight for the only town hall-style meet-up leading up to the election. t.j. winick joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: president obama certainly has work to do even he admits that first debate did not go well for him. mitt romney needs to keep the pressure on. he also needs to interact well with audience members. president obama has been prepping for tonight's debate this virginia golf resort. he left his clubs at the white house trying to send a message he's all business. >> how are you feelinging about tonight? president fabulous. >> reporter: in massachusetts mitt romney's prep partner likes his candidates chances. >> great. >> reporter: tonight brings one age only town hall-style debate both taking questions from the audience, all undecided voters. the format has inspired memorial -- memorable campaign moments. >> i'm exhausted of defending you. >> reporter: romney has to knock the idea he can't relate to average americans.
. >>> it is time for round two in the presidential debate. president obama and mitt romney are in new york tonight for the only town hall-style meet-up leading up to the election. t.j. winick joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: president obama certainly has work to do even he admits that first debate did not go well for him. mitt romney needs to keep the pressure on. he also needs to interact well with audience members. president obama has been prepping for tonight's...
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mitt romney. he said he was caught saying he'll have more flexibility after the election. >> that was in 2012. >> yes, but the democratic party started getting interested in vladimir putin and his dploebl expansion after the election. >> seriously? >> yes. i don't think that they took vladimir putin's power as seriously -- >> i'm sure barack obama would disagree with you on that. >> when he was caught on a live mic saying we'll have, quote, flexibility after the election. that's not the point. the point is when in regards to wikileaks, it's aiding and abetting an adversary and if someone came to me on a campaign saying wikileaks wants to have communication, i would have gone to the fbi. >> why is it so hard for the president to just condemn it? when he was starting his presidency, he would be in a different place today. >> correct. >> i don't know. look. you have -- you have a fake dossier that was paid for by the dnc and hillary clinton that was foisted onto the american people and now the mainst
mitt romney. he said he was caught saying he'll have more flexibility after the election. >> that was in 2012. >> yes, but the democratic party started getting interested in vladimir putin and his dploebl expansion after the election. >> seriously? >> yes. i don't think that they took vladimir putin's power as seriously -- >> i'm sure barack obama would disagree with you on that. >> when he was caught on a live mic saying we'll have, quote, flexibility after...
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> ah, the separation of church and state. >> always a hot debate. >> always a very hot debate. let's just not go there. may get in trouble. >> another hot debate is the abortion issue. and a moment that didn't get a lot of primetime coverage last night. spoke before the networks joined in, you may remember the name sandra fluke, the name from the rush limbaugh controversy. we saw her advocating for coverage of birth control. she gave a pretty biting speech. one of the lines talks about what america would be like under president romney. an america in which access to birth control is controlled by people who will never use it. politicians redefine rape so survivors are victimized all over again. got the crowd whipped up. the women's vote is so critical. moments like that, despite lack of primetime coverage, issues, voters still have to wrestle with. >> they will. >>> and arizona is one step closer to implementing the most controversial part of the immigration law. a federal judge refused to block the so called "show me your papers" provision that requires police officers to ask a
> ah, the separation of church and state. >> always a hot debate. >> always a very hot debate. let's just not go there. may get in trouble. >> another hot debate is the abortion issue. and a moment that didn't get a lot of primetime coverage last night. spoke before the networks joined in, you may remember the name sandra fluke, the name from the rush limbaugh controversy. we saw her advocating for coverage of birth control. she gave a pretty biting speech. one of the lines...
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not just in the republican debate. >> last night mitt romney abandoned the job creation argument. it was the ability to make wealth in this country. his job creation numbers have been repudiated. his tax figures will now be raked over. he has offshore banking accounts via bain. this is a moment not of populism in this country. but he has now entered a moment which i think his team never anticipated. there was a smugness and arrogance of being the evident candidate. that led him to be unaware of the mood in the country at the moment. a view that the elites in this country, that the government is rigged against you. you need to find a way to open it up. >> how do you explain why mitt romney is having so much difficulty with this issue? what is he trying to hide? where does the discomfort come from? >> on the taxes? >> yeah. >> i don't know. we'll know when we get perhaps more than two years. once you start from maybe i'll release one year, then you say i'm going to release two. what's in the third year. if you release the third, what's in the fourth? >> i don't think it has anything
not just in the republican debate. >> last night mitt romney abandoned the job creation argument. it was the ability to make wealth in this country. his job creation numbers have been repudiated. his tax figures will now be raked over. he has offshore banking accounts via bain. this is a moment not of populism in this country. but he has now entered a moment which i think his team never anticipated. there was a smugness and arrogance of being the evident candidate. that led him to be...
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obama and mitt romney in seclusion tonight prepping for debate no. 2. town hall meeting at the university on long island new york. in the absence of husband the candidate wives were on campaign trail today and mrs. obama challenged to fight for every vote and romney in pennsylvania telling the crowd how happy she is with the republican candidate performance in the first the debate. tomorrow is highly anticipated. >>> presidential debate tomorrow night at 6:00 o'clock. we will carry it live here on abc 7 news. hope you can joan us. >> more americans at risk tonight from a meningitis outbreak. 15 people have died. doctors have seen 214 cases. regulators link the outbreak to a steroids used for spinal injections. now they believe the other 3 other drugs made by the same manufacturer could help spread meningitis. the drugs are used for eye and open heart surgery. doctors have been ordered to contact all patients who may have been afcted. >>> well, tomorrow we will find out if san francisco is in the running to host upcoming superbowl. nfl will decide if san
obama and mitt romney in seclusion tonight prepping for debate no. 2. town hall meeting at the university on long island new york. in the absence of husband the candidate wives were on campaign trail today and mrs. obama challenged to fight for every vote and romney in pennsylvania telling the crowd how happy she is with the republican candidate performance in the first the debate. tomorrow is highly anticipated. >>> presidential debate tomorrow night at 6:00 o'clock. we will carry it...
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them. >> reporter: her likely 2012 rival mitt romney explained the anonymous hand wringing. >> there was a time when the elites in washington thought they could call the shots. what we found is that now that the party is overwhelmingly driven by the energy and passion of the grassroots, the elites in washington may be feeling a little left out. >> reporter: romney said she would be good for the primary process but maybe he's confident in the fact he's raised twice as much money as palin in recent months while keeping his head down and towing the establishment line and maybe he's encouraged by a recent poll where more than two-thirds of voters said sarah palin is unqualified to be president. that's all voters, and when we asked people who call themselves republican, conservatives and tea party members, even they split almost 50/50 on whether she's right for the job. so she has a lot of people to win over. whether she can do it with a new book, tv show and twitter remains to be seen. but the passion of palin's base will likely remain. >> you're even nicer in person. >> how sweet. >> re
them. >> reporter: her likely 2012 rival mitt romney explained the anonymous hand wringing. >> there was a time when the elites in washington thought they could call the shots. what we found is that now that the party is overwhelmingly driven by the energy and passion of the grassroots, the elites in washington may be feeling a little left out. >> reporter: romney said she would be good for the primary process but maybe he's confident in the fact he's raised twice as much...
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> if the donald wins the general election, who the heck knows what he'd do as president. >> as mitt romney goes after trump hinting a bombshell may be coming. about the gop frontrunner's taxes. >>> abc news exclusive, david muir one-on-one with tim cook, the apple ceo answers questions for the first time about why he won't help the fbi break into the san bernardino shooter's phone. >> this case is not about the phone. this case is about the future. >> his message for victims' families and this morning, new reports isis supporters may be threatening facebook's mark zuckerberg. >>> and charge. the elephants caught on camera heading straight for a u.s. senator. what happens next, an epic close call. >>> and good morning, america. pretty scary moment for senator jeff flake. you kept the elephants calm. >> the slowest elephant can outrun the fastest man. thankfully they can't outrun the safari jeeps. >> welcome back. great trip. >>> a lot of news to get to including this rescue unfolding right now. right here in new york. a coast guard ship overturned. all seven crew members have been safely re
> if the donald wins the general election, who the heck knows what he'd do as president. >> as mitt romney goes after trump hinting a bombshell may be coming. about the gop frontrunner's taxes. >>> abc news exclusive, david muir one-on-one with tim cook, the apple ceo answers questions for the first time about why he won't help the fbi break into the san bernardino shooter's phone. >> this case is not about the phone. this case is about the future. >> his message...
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romney. new poll reveals where the race stands. >>> good morning, 6:00 you were showing that blue canyon shot snow coming down the sierra right now there are chain requirements, first storm of the season right now. >>> let's check in with mike. >>> winter storm warning there above 5500 feet, 6 to 12 feet in the higher elevations. be careful if you are heading that way. sue will talk more about what to expect. heaviest rain north bay yellows and oranges starting to slide south as cold front starting to push northwest corner of sonoma county going to steer this entire system down to the south while the storms will keep moving southwest to northeast at 30 to 40 miles per hour. expect waves of showers through the morning commute, even into the south bay, going to get down there over the next hour, hour and a half. the rain will turn to more showers in nature that means it won't be as steady and maybe see a little sunshine. the steadier, heavier rain for the morning commute, scattered showers for
romney. new poll reveals where the race stands. >>> good morning, 6:00 you were showing that blue canyon shot snow coming down the sierra right now there are chain requirements, first storm of the season right now. >>> let's check in with mike. >>> winter storm warning there above 5500 feet, 6 to 12 feet in the higher elevations. be careful if you are heading that way. sue will talk more about what to expect. heaviest rain north bay yellows and oranges starting to...
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and tonight's presidential debate is focused on foreign policy. a topic that's already drawn fireworks. >> it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> get the transcript. >> reporter: president and mitt romney are expected to spar again over libya after "the new york times" reported that the u.s. and iran had agreed to one-on-one talks. >> now iran thinks they can go much harder than they think they can go. >> reporter: the white house added it is open to one-on-one talks. >> and now to a point that iran's economy is on its knees. >> reporter: president obama has been preparing for the debate at camp david. and mitt romney in florida where he gave this advice between the football game. >> figure out which of the players is best and take them out early. >> reporter: a new poll shows the president has a five-point lead among registered voters but a likely race shows the race is a dead heat at 47%. >> i have a question. >> do you want me to answer? >> reporter: and denied that instead of circling each ot
and tonight's presidential debate is focused on foreign policy. a topic that's already drawn fireworks. >> it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> get the transcript. >> reporter: president and mitt romney are expected to spar again over libya after "the new york times" reported that the u.s. and iran had agreed to one-on-one talks. >> now iran thinks they can go much harder than they think they can go....
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. >> reporter: romney has not mentioned the situation in libya since the debate. that comes in stark contrast to the other this week. one of romney's supporters, republican governor chris christie, applauding the president. >> i'll reach out to both sides of the aisle. i'll reach across the aisle in washington. i'll endeavor to find those good men and women on both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: governor romney in new hampshire today. he'll be here on the eve of the election. the president here tomorrow. they are taking those four electoral votes very seriously. particularly in a race, as you know, is a dead-heat as we head into election day. >> hard to believe, only three days left. david, thank you. >>> joining us now for more on this is abc political consultant matthew dowd. good morning, matt. >> good morning. >> so curious to know who has the edge on tuesday? >> this marathon that has gone on 700 days. everybody is ready for this thing. the candidates are exhausted. i think in the aftermath of what's gone on this week, there's a little wind behind the sails
. >> reporter: romney has not mentioned the situation in libya since the debate. that comes in stark contrast to the other this week. one of romney's supporters, republican governor chris christie, applauding the president. >> i'll reach out to both sides of the aisle. i'll reach across the aisle in washington. i'll endeavor to find those good men and women on both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: governor romney in new hampshire today. he'll be here on the eve of the...
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grumpy, dopey, the other dopey, romney, bashful. another dopey. and happy. this was the 427th of 2,000 debates to be held between now and when president obama is re-elected. there are so many debates. for a group of people who don't want the government interfering in our lives a lot, they interfere in our lives a lot. tonight's debate was sponsored and moderated by fox news. i thought fox was being festive by having a snowman on stage, but about an hour in, i realized the big round white thing was newt gingrich. [ applause ] thank you. he's fat. every year around this time, santa calls me and he calls me and my cousin sal and asks us to help him out. h his health isn't good. so, every december, we put on our elf costumes, we point up our ears and we help santa by asking kids if they've been naughty or nice. hi there. come on in. hello. this is elf sal. i'm elf jimmy. have a seat. >> i'm ironman. >> jimmy: ironman? i saw your movie. nice to meet you. >> ironman? put your hand on the bible, please. on top. do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and
grumpy, dopey, the other dopey, romney, bashful. another dopey. and happy. this was the 427th of 2,000 debates to be held between now and when president obama is re-elected. there are so many debates. for a group of people who don't want the government interfering in our lives a lot, they interfere in our lives a lot. tonight's debate was sponsored and moderated by fox news. i thought fox was being festive by having a snowman on stage, but about an hour in, i realized the big round white thing...
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our poll shows, ten days ago, coming out of the debates, mitt romney had a three-point lead over the president. over the last ten days, that's shifted. our final poll has the president at 50%, mitt romney, 47%. >> you and i talked a month ago that some unexpected event would have happened. and nobody would have known it would be a hurricane hitting the northeast to this country. i think where this race was and has been always close. it's had a slight electoral advantage for the president. but it's also had a slight popular vote advantage for mitt romney. that has changed in the last ten days, as you pointed out. it's gone from a slight electoral advantage for the president. but it's a national popular vote advantage for the president. in the course of this. a lot of votes still to be cast. but that's the shift that's happened. because of sandy and because of governor christie. >> let's look at the electoral college. you just mentioned how the night might play out. the first polls to close in the state of virginia. and that is a must-win state for governor romney right there. i want t
our poll shows, ten days ago, coming out of the debates, mitt romney had a three-point lead over the president. over the last ten days, that's shifted. our final poll has the president at 50%, mitt romney, 47%. >> you and i talked a month ago that some unexpected event would have happened. and nobody would have known it would be a hurricane hitting the northeast to this country. i think where this race was and has been always close. it's had a slight electoral advantage for the president....
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. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> michelle. >> why do you say that? >> because i love her. >> anything in particular she said that spoke to you? >> no. in general -- i just saw a little bit of it, to tell you honestly. i had something else going on, so i didn't see the whole debate. >> reporter: that's because there was no debate. voters have seen and heard a lot from both wives who are the not so secret weapons for each campaign. >> we've got to keep working to fix this. we've got so much more to do. >> i love you women! >> reporter: and just this week, both willing to take on the unexpected. ann romney with the women on "the view." >> at one point when you didn't think he was being heard, he said he was not sure he wanted to come on with us because we're high risk and sharp tongued. >> no. he said sharp and young. >> reporter: there was michelle obama, the lightning round on "live with kelly and michael." >> please forgive me. >> all right. >> for the president, do you prefer boxers or briefs? >> oh. none of the
. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> michelle. >> why do you say that? >> because i love her. >> anything in particular she said that spoke to you? >> no. in general -- i just saw a little bit of it, to tell you honestly. i had something else going on, so i didn't see the whole debate. >> reporter: that's because there was no debate. voters have seen and heard a lot from both wives who are the not so...
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. >> you know, romney is a good debater and he's more experienced more recently than barack obama. go back to the 2008 election, the democratic primaries and remember that obama wasn't a great debater. he stumbled. but, look, i mean, the economy, the economy, the economy. i mean, if romney doesn't start talking about the economy and making that his centerpiece of his campaign -- >> he is. >> not social issues. >> he is. people don't see it. >> but he did get a fairly solid reception at the univision forum this week, and i want to show a little more of that. you also pressed president obama on his failures of immigration quite forcefully. >> a promise is a promise. and with all due respect, you didn't keep that promise. >> there's a thinking that the president is someone who's all powerful and can get everything done. we have to have cooperation from all of these sources in order to get something done. >> in that, you really tapped into, jorge, a lot of disappointment in the hispanic community with the performance by the president. deportations are up. yet, as nicolle was talking ab
. >> you know, romney is a good debater and he's more experienced more recently than barack obama. go back to the 2008 election, the democratic primaries and remember that obama wasn't a great debater. he stumbled. but, look, i mean, the economy, the economy, the economy. i mean, if romney doesn't start talking about the economy and making that his centerpiece of his campaign -- >> he is. >> not social issues. >> he is. people don't see it. >> but he did get a...
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i would expect him to be very effective on the debate stage. >> reporter: but governor romney also telling me that he believes four years later on that debate stage, it will not be about just words, but about two different courses, two different paths for america to choose from. the governor one on one with us here today. later tonight on the broadcast, what we learn from romney himself about that visit to the western wall with his wife ann. what we didn't realize earlier here today in jerusalem. >>> but we do move on this evening to those fast-moving developments in syria where rebels are hanging on in the against a fierce assault with government firepower. alex marquardt has made his way to northern syria and the mother of all battles. alex? >> reporter: good evening. fighting continues to rage today in aleppo, syria's commercial capital. regime forces shelled neighborhoods recently taken by opposition forces who are desperately clinging on and calling for heavier weapons. we crossed into syria early this morning. our first stop was ater ebd that has seen heavy violence. the devastation
i would expect him to be very effective on the debate stage. >> reporter: but governor romney also telling me that he believes four years later on that debate stage, it will not be about just words, but about two different courses, two different paths for america to choose from. the governor one on one with us here today. later tonight on the broadcast, what we learn from romney himself about that visit to the western wall with his wife ann. what we didn't realize earlier here today in...
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mitt romney gained popularity and votes following the debate wednesday. a poll of registered voters shows romney has reached his highest personal popularity of the campaign his favorability rate something 47% compared to 51%. president obama's rating 55% see him as favorable compared to 44% unfavorable. new pew poll shows mitt romney leading president obama among likely voters romney with 49% compared to 45% for the president, romney's biggest gains are from women voters. the race is adding more pressure to the vice presidential debate. watch it live here on abc7, thursday starting at 6 p.m.. former president clinton will be in the region today he's scheduled to appear at a campaign event at uc davis where he will endorse four northern california candidates for congress including incumbent mcinnerney. >>> santa cruz police looking for attempted kidnapping suspect they released a sketch of the man they hope you can help identify him. he drove up next to an 11-year-old boy on walnut street 4:00 yesterday and asked if he wanted a ride. the man repeatedly ord
mitt romney gained popularity and votes following the debate wednesday. a poll of registered voters shows romney has reached his highest personal popularity of the campaign his favorability rate something 47% compared to 51%. president obama's rating 55% see him as favorable compared to 44% unfavorable. new pew poll shows mitt romney leading president obama among likely voters romney with 49% compared to 45% for the president, romney's biggest gains are from women voters. the race is adding...
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he al you'ded to his debate last week with nominee mitt romney. >> there is a a punch of people saying don't be so polite. don't be so nice. and but i want everybody to understand something. what is being presented wasn't leadership. it's salesmanship. and... we cannot afford another round of tax cuts for wealthy. >> he raised $3 million from his previous trips here and may need all of the money he can get and this visit came on the day the pew foundation released a survey showing romney leading him by three points. this next stop, ojai yes. >> mitt romney stepped up his attacks against president obama in iowa today and this rallied supporters at an event. >> we're going to do this together and take back this country. we're going to keep it strong and get america going again. you guys, iowa is going to help elect me the next president of the united states. >> this mentioned has reenergized this campaign. the vice presidential candidates debate this thursday at 6:00. >> there is a dying woman's trip to hawaii took a terrible turn. a pat down left her distraught. she's dying of leukemia
he al you'ded to his debate last week with nominee mitt romney. >> there is a a punch of people saying don't be so polite. don't be so nice. and but i want everybody to understand something. what is being presented wasn't leadership. it's salesmanship. and... we cannot afford another round of tax cuts for wealthy. >> he raised $3 million from his previous trips here and may need all of the money he can get and this visit came on the day the pew foundation released a survey showing...
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. >> there is a showdown in a series of three debates. >> and there is mitt romney's running mate will bring will attend a fund-raiser in danville. and ticket prices begin at the a thousand dollars and for $5,000 you can join club mitt. ryan will attend a dinner fund-raiser tomorrow night in. >> actor clint eastwood is defending his rather unusual appearance in tampa last week n an interview he says the idea of using an empty chair was a spur of the moment decision triggered when someone asked him if he wanted to sit down. he used chair to hold an image nairy conversation with president obama. told the paper he achieved a goal of making three key points. not everybody in hollywood is on the left, that obama has broken a lot of promises when he took office and people should feel freed free to get rid of any politician not doing a good job. but added i didn't makeup my mind what i was going to say until i said it. for that n are, he said the speech was not vet head of time by the party bosses. >> and there is internet getting blind sided by figures, expected to bring in $600 kblinl less
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. >> reporter: the debate coming just hours after former republican presidential nominee mitt romney took on trump in a blistering speech. >> donald trump is a phony, a fraud. but you say, wait, wait, wait, isn't he a huge business success? doesn't he know what he's talking about? no, he isn't. and, no, he doesn't. >> reporter: trump responding to romney right at the top of the debate. >> he was a failed candidate. >> reporter: i asked trump if he was worried about the establishment working against him? the establishment is trying to wrestle this nomination away from you. what are you doing to make sure that doesn't happen. >> look, we have a lot of delegates and will have a lot more after this weekend. they've run things for a long time and they have run the country into hell. >> reporter: and that moment about trump's hands, melania trump telling me senator rubio is desperate in his attacks on her husband. >> well, it's just desperation. he's desperate and he's nowhere in the polls so that's why he's going in that low attack. >> reporter: rubio made the case that so far two-thirds
. >> reporter: the debate coming just hours after former republican presidential nominee mitt romney took on trump in a blistering speech. >> donald trump is a phony, a fraud. but you say, wait, wait, wait, isn't he a huge business success? doesn't he know what he's talking about? no, he isn't. and, no, he doesn't. >> reporter: trump responding to romney right at the top of the debate. >> he was a failed candidate. >> reporter: i asked trump if he was worried about...
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perry is down two points and romney up three, since perry's rocky debate showing. >> with all due respect, it was not up to primetime. >> reporter: as for new jersey governor chris christie's possible entry into the race, a key ally, former new jersey governor tom cain said, it's real. >> now, christie stayed mum on that subject. he made a loud statement about "jersey shore," repealing a tax credit for the show, saying it does nothing more than perpetuate misconceptions of the state and its citizens. his bludgeoning of "jersey shore" aside, christie gives a big high-profile speech at the reagan library tonight. that's where people will be watching for signs about whether he might run. george? >> john, thanks very much. >>> let's welcome back bill o'reilly, anchor of "the o'reilly factor." on fox. author of a new book, "killing lincoln." i've got it right here. we're going to talk about it later on in the show. let's get to the politics. what do you make of christie? is he going to get in? >> no. very hard to raise money. hard to put a national organization together, in the period of time
perry is down two points and romney up three, since perry's rocky debate showing. >> with all due respect, it was not up to primetime. >> reporter: as for new jersey governor chris christie's possible entry into the race, a key ally, former new jersey governor tom cain said, it's real. >> now, christie stayed mum on that subject. he made a loud statement about "jersey shore," repealing a tax credit for the show, saying it does nothing more than perpetuate...
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yet on monday at the fox news debate. where he actually receives a standing ovation. >> i'll talk to you. >> reporter: the new momentum comes as romney, who has been ahead in the polls, has been under fire for refusing to release his tax returns. tuesday, he revealed he pays a lower tax rate than many middle income americans. >> what's the effective rate i've been paying? it's closer the 15% rate than anything. >> reporter: 15%? according to the tax policy center, the average rate of those making more than $1 million is more than 29%. how did romney get away with paying so little? >> my income comes from investments made in the past rather than ordinary income or earned annual income. >> reporter: those investment earnings are taxed at the lower capital gains tax rate, 15%. he has regular income, the money he makes from making speeches. >> i get speaker's fees from time to time. not very much. >> reporter: last year, $374,000 to give nine speeches. we won't know exactly how much romney pays in taxes until he releases his
yet on monday at the fox news debate. where he actually receives a standing ovation. >> i'll talk to you. >> reporter: the new momentum comes as romney, who has been ahead in the polls, has been under fire for refusing to release his tax returns. tuesday, he revealed he pays a lower tax rate than many middle income americans. >> what's the effective rate i've been paying? it's closer the 15% rate than anything. >> reporter: 15%? according to the tax policy center, the...
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they had a debate last night. i watched most of it. you know, i never thought i would miss jon huntsman. and i was right. i didn't. mitt romney said a funny thing last night. he said, i grew up in the real streets of america. yes. the real streets, where people pull up next to you and ask if you have any gray poupon. and if you don't, god help you. at the begins of the debate, each candidate got a chance to introduce themselves. they do this all the time. and to liven it up, we took the introductions and used google translate to translate it into chinese. and then, used babblefish to transtranslate it into dutch. we asked them to keep it short. and here's an example. i am the support weekend of the patriots. and i've been honored this evening. am your mediator. santorum, leave we senators. >> i'm rick santorum. and i want people of the low countries of their hospitality, riding for our seven children. and people of iowa, with the smattering slowdown. thank you very much to the people of iowa. >> governor? >> i'm mitt romney. it's good
they had a debate last night. i watched most of it. you know, i never thought i would miss jon huntsman. and i was right. i didn't. mitt romney said a funny thing last night. he said, i grew up in the real streets of america. yes. the real streets, where people pull up next to you and ask if you have any gray poupon. and if you don't, god help you. at the begins of the debate, each candidate got a chance to introduce themselves. they do this all the time. and to liven it up, we took the...
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presidential debate in orlando, florida. abc7's scott goldberg has more. >> the debate picked up right about where the last one left off. with the economy. and social security. federal program mitt romney says he wants to preserve and rick perry wants to turn over to the state. >> now not the first time that mitt has been wrong on issues before. the bottom line is we never said that we were going to move this back to the states. what we said is we ought to have as one of the options, the state employees and state retirees. they being able to go off of the current system on to one that the states would operate themselves. >> the exchange between the front runners is typical. different from what the governor put in his book. rick perry out there saying to quote, it says that federal government shouldn't be in the pension business. that it's unconstitutional. unconstitutional and should be returned to the states. you better find that rick perry and get him to stop saying that. >> there were seven other candidates on the stage b
presidential debate in orlando, florida. abc7's scott goldberg has more. >> the debate picked up right about where the last one left off. with the economy. and social security. federal program mitt romney says he wants to preserve and rick perry wants to turn over to the state. >> now not the first time that mitt has been wrong on issues before. the bottom line is we never said that we were going to move this back to the states. what we said is we ought to have as one of the...
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people. >> are these debates fair game or distractions from the big issues? which side is winning and how much will voters care come november? >>> questions for our headliners,
people. >> are these debates fair game or distractions from the big issues? which side is winning and how much will voters care come november? >>> questions for our headliners,
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hopefuls will take place in that debate in iowa. and this debate two days before iowa holds a g.o.p. strong hold. analysts say it's ahead of the caucuses kicking off the battle in january. >> and mitt romney hoping for a better reception tonight than what he received in iowa. >> hecklers peppered him with questions about corporate greed and social security. the former massachusetts governor told a crowd he would not raise taxes and invited those opposing his views to vote for someone else. >> and still ahead, fbi makes a difference. >> and next why some of the aid being sent is not getting to those who need it. >> and why a movie about the hunt for osama bin laden is generating another fight in washington. >> checking traffic at 4:36, things moving smoothly on 680. if you're traveling this weekend, spencer with the national outlook. >> and i'm happy to say despite the presence of areas of active weather, we don't have weather-related flight delays. there are delays in two major airports in atlanta. and this is because of air traffic
hopefuls will take place in that debate in iowa. and this debate two days before iowa holds a g.o.p. strong hold. analysts say it's ahead of the caucuses kicking off the battle in january. >> and mitt romney hoping for a better reception tonight than what he received in iowa. >> hecklers peppered him with questions about corporate greed and social security. the former massachusetts governor told a crowd he would not raise taxes and invited those opposing his views to vote for...
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the final electoral college results now read president obama 332, romney 206. nationwide some votes are still being counted but it's clear americans chose president obama to serve a second term. voters also allowed republicans to retain control of the house. so the debate over raising taxes and cutting programs to reduce the deficit continues. with the year-end that's correct time bomb ticking away. both parties face a year end deadline when temporary tax cuts intended to rejuvenate the economy expire. president obama is asking the wealthiest americans to pay more in taxes to help cut the taxes. republicans say raising taxes on business owners would only eliminate more jobs. >> what has been the missing ingredient in congress to date has been the revenue. and to make sure that it is fairly distributed and the wealthy pay their fair share. that is what we face right now. if our republican counter parts can step forward with that revenue piece, we will be able to find a solution. >> president obama said two years ago now is not the time with a sluggish economy to
the final electoral college results now read president obama 332, romney 206. nationwide some votes are still being counted but it's clear americans chose president obama to serve a second term. voters also allowed republicans to retain control of the house. so the debate over raising taxes and cutting programs to reduce the deficit continues. with the year-end that's correct time bomb ticking away. both parties face a year end deadline when temporary tax cuts intended to rejuvenate the economy...
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debate, he hit back hard at romney, who criticized him for serving as u.s. ambassador to china under barack obama. >> he criticized me while he was out raising money for serving my country in china. yes, under a democrat. like my two sons are doing in the united states navy. they're not asking what political affiliation the president is. >> reporter: advantage huntsman. better late than ever. his best debate performance yet. rick perry, who was way down in the polls here, was trying to use those two debates to revive his campaign. in our debate, he came out for sending u.s. troops back to iraq. i can tell you, david, that is a position i have heard none of the other candidates say. >> jon karl, thank you tonight. the entire political team on the ground here in new hampshire. and tuesday night, diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will be at election headquarters in new york with the primary results as they come in. >>> of course, watching those debates, president obama's team this weekend, as the president gears up for his re-election race and starts fine-
debate, he hit back hard at romney, who criticized him for serving as u.s. ambassador to china under barack obama. >> he criticized me while he was out raising money for serving my country in china. yes, under a democrat. like my two sons are doing in the united states navy. they're not asking what political affiliation the president is. >> reporter: advantage huntsman. better late than ever. his best debate performance yet. rick perry, who was way down in the polls here, was trying...
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obama and romney broke their own 21-page debate agreement. it called for each of them to stay in their own pre-designated areas. so much for that. instead, they seemed to imitate gladiators, stalking, finger pointing, moving aggressively towards each other. as politico's mike allen put it, the secret service must have been on edge. >> they must have been, jon. so, you were telling me there was somebody else in the room that won, a surprising winner? >> reporter: yes, diane. the clear winner of last night's debate was jeremy epstein. as you recall, jeremy was that 20-year-old college student who asked the very first question about getting a job after he graduates. well, since then, "get jeremy a job" has been trending on twitter. a sign that his job prospects are up. and after the debate, he talked to both candidates, even got a promise out of mitt romney for a job after he gets out of college. but diane, i don't know if that will happen. jeremy told us he is no longer an undecided voter. if the election were today, he said he would vote for o
obama and romney broke their own 21-page debate agreement. it called for each of them to stay in their own pre-designated areas. so much for that. instead, they seemed to imitate gladiators, stalking, finger pointing, moving aggressively towards each other. as politico's mike allen put it, the secret service must have been on edge. >> they must have been, jon. so, you were telling me there was somebody else in the room that won, a surprising winner? >> reporter: yes, diane. the...
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. >> reporter: ohio senator rob portman has been romney's debate prep partner. he says the republican is ready for battle. >> president obama's going to come out swinging. i think he's going to have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: the town hall format could prevent challenges. neither candidate has held many events like this. >> both candidates have to tread lightly because if they're going on the offense too aggressively with each other, that can spill over to the audience and make them look too combative. >> reporter: for the president that means getting aggressive could be a tricky balancing act. romney need to reach out to the audience and voters watching at home. >> conventional wisdom is that governor romney isn't as good at connecting with the voters as the president might be. we'll see how he handles the dimension in the debates. >> reporter: karen travers, abc news, washington. >> wow. so the president has to make up for lost ground from the debate. meanwhile polls nationally and in swing states are tightening up. there's a lot on th
. >> reporter: ohio senator rob portman has been romney's debate prep partner. he says the republican is ready for battle. >> president obama's going to come out swinging. i think he's going to have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: the town hall format could prevent challenges. neither candidate has held many events like this. >> both candidates have to tread lightly because if they're going on the offense too aggressively with each other, that can...
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along with vice president biden's son, beau, and governor mitt romney's debate sparring partner, senator rob portman, "this week" this sunday. >>> overseas now, and the latest on the heroic young girl, shot by the taliban because she made a public appeal for girls to get to go to school. today, across pakistan, it was a day of prayer for 14-year-old malala yousufzai. she is in satisfactory condition tonight, they say, and we have learned that several suspects are under arrest. they have not been identified yet, but the taliban was unrepentant, issuing a statement, saying, they had warned her not to speak out about going to school, the way western girls do. malala has been air lifted to a leading military hospital in pakistan for her own protection. >>> and now, back here at home, there is some wicked weather brewing as we head into the weekend. out west, the crushing triple digit heat has been replaced by hail. and there are random water spouts popping up on the horizon. as abc's meteorologist ginger zee tells us, tonight, the storms are marching east. >> reporter: thunderstorms and ligh
along with vice president biden's son, beau, and governor mitt romney's debate sparring partner, senator rob portman, "this week" this sunday. >>> overseas now, and the latest on the heroic young girl, shot by the taliban because she made a public appeal for girls to get to go to school. today, across pakistan, it was a day of prayer for 14-year-old malala yousufzai. she is in satisfactory condition tonight, they say, and we have learned that several suspects are under...
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if paul ryan wins this debate, that gives the romney camp a strong argument. mitt romney trying to move towards the center. there's going to be a lot of fireworks. you have a policy wonk in paul ryan. you have joe biden who is everyone's uncle, for better or worse. >> who knows what he'll say? >> every little bit matters. 30 days away. >> john, our thanks to you. abc news will have live coverage of the vice presidential debate on thursday at 9:00 p.m. with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >>> a lot of other news breaking overnight. for that, as always, we go to mr. ron claiborne. good morning to you, sir. >> good morning, dan and bianna. breaking news from new york city. five terror suspects extradited from britain are on new york soil. the men arrived in new york city early this morning. two will be in court later today in connecticut. the best known of them is able hamza al masri. he is charged for trying to set up a training camp in oregon. >>> and we have breaking news out of the vatican, that scandal that rocked the vatican. pope benedict's butler
if paul ryan wins this debate, that gives the romney camp a strong argument. mitt romney trying to move towards the center. there's going to be a lot of fireworks. you have a policy wonk in paul ryan. you have joe biden who is everyone's uncle, for better or worse. >> who knows what he'll say? >> every little bit matters. 30 days away. >> john, our thanks to you. abc news will have live coverage of the vice presidential debate on thursday at 9:00 p.m. with diane sawyer and...
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. >> post-debate tension still running high. overnight, one of mitt romney's sons, talking about wanting to hit the president after that rough exchange between the candidates, who will be in the same room again tonight. >>> lone wolf. another terror plot uncovered by the fbi. the target, the wall street area near ground zero. and the suspect even wanted to kill the president. >>> wild night in the skies. severe weather for states from illinois all the way to the gulf coast. and in california, a meteor shower seen by millions. >>> and a long wait. two brothers hang on to a multimillion-dollar scratcher for six years. talk about patience. >>> good morning. i'm john muller, in for rob nelson. >> i'm paula faris. we begin with the presidential race. as we mentioned, both candidates are speaking at a bipartisan political dinner here in new york. >> but tuesday night's debate is still very much on a lot of people's minds. one of them, apparently, is mitt romney's oldest son, tagg. he told a north carolina radio station, quote, he want
. >> post-debate tension still running high. overnight, one of mitt romney's sons, talking about wanting to hit the president after that rough exchange between the candidates, who will be in the same room again tonight. >>> lone wolf. another terror plot uncovered by the fbi. the target, the wall street area near ground zero. and the suspect even wanted to kill the president. >>> wild night in the skies. severe weather for states from illinois all the way to the gulf...
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meanwhile, mitt romney riding his post debate momentum into a must win state for him, florida, it's "your voice, your vote" and abc's david kerley is in orlando with 30 days to go. david, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. you know, mitt romney is really trying to build on that debate momentum so he's spending another day here in florida where the campaign says that the race is tightening and romney got one of his biggest crowds ever last night in a state he really has to win. >> that was a florida welcome. thank you very much. >> reporter: one of mitt romney's biggest crowds ever, more than 6,000 supporters near orlando in a state he needs to win. >> we're going to overcome the challenges we have. i'm counting on florida to win this for me on november 6th. >> reporter: the crowd energized about the candidate's chances after that first debate. >> when it came to jobs and the economy, he doesn't really have anything to add to what he's been doing over the last four years. i don't think we could afford four more years like the last four years. >> reporter:
meanwhile, mitt romney riding his post debate momentum into a must win state for him, florida, it's "your voice, your vote" and abc's david kerley is in orlando with 30 days to go. david, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. you know, mitt romney is really trying to build on that debate momentum so he's spending another day here in florida where the campaign says that the race is tightening and romney got one of his biggest crowds ever last night in a...
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most of them taken before the debate, before mitt romney came out. he overperformed on the early vote. those votes cast before the debate and before mitt romney's attack on thursday. so there are some signs that there's been some impact over this week. the other point you have to look at, when you look at the states yesterday. kansas, maine, those were closed primaries. only republicans were allowed to vote. not independents. a lot of donald trump's strengths has been with independents. >> it's interesting you say this, because the conventional wisdom, at least in some quarters, has been, mitt romney, john mccain, coming out against trump, will only make trump supporters support him more. >> it could lock in the 30 to 35% that have been supporting him all the way. he's still getting those numbers but did worse in kansas and maine. the question is, has the momentum he had been stalled? i think there are at least some signs of that from yesterday's voting. >> george stephanopoulos. fascinating as always. we love having you on. thank you. george will go
most of them taken before the debate, before mitt romney came out. he overperformed on the early vote. those votes cast before the debate and before mitt romney's attack on thursday. so there are some signs that there's been some impact over this week. the other point you have to look at, when you look at the states yesterday. kansas, maine, those were closed primaries. only republicans were allowed to vote. not independents. a lot of donald trump's strengths has been with independents....
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and this morning, mitt romney, riding high from his debate win wednesday. president obama fighting back, promising to do better at the next debate. the big question now, how much will today's job news help him make the case. david muir is with mitt romney in harrison jrks buburg, virgin. >> reporter: they're looking to turn the page on the debate this week, the president obama team. mitt romney is looking to keep his momentum going. overnight here, the key battleground of virginia, mitt romney on a different stage. but it was that debate stage 24 hours earlier still on his mind. >> last night, i thought was a great opportunity for the american people to see two very different visions for the country. >> reporter: deafening cheers from a swelling crowd after a debate performance that's rallied republicans. running mate paul ryan taking a break from his own debate prep. >> last night, america got to see the man i know. a leader. >> reporter: the president, meanwhile, in the battleground leaning his way, wisconsin. speaking before a crowd of more than 30,000,
and this morning, mitt romney, riding high from his debate win wednesday. president obama fighting back, promising to do better at the next debate. the big question now, how much will today's job news help him make the case. david muir is with mitt romney in harrison jrks buburg, virgin. >> reporter: they're looking to turn the page on the debate this week, the president obama team. mitt romney is looking to keep his momentum going. overnight here, the key battleground of virginia, mitt...
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in this debate was clear mitt romney and rick perry have problem was issue of illegal immigration. and pushing that debate further right is michelle bachmann, advocating construction of a double fence along the entire border with texas at a cost of $21 million a mile. >> the united states government has failed the american people as president of the united states, i will uphold the law of the land and will build that fence. >> she says ill lem lel immigration is costing taxpayer autos when i talk to people about this issue, i do not sense racism. i don't see bigotry what. they're concerned about is losing economic competitiveness and they're worried about the tax burden that this is putting on the state and local governments. >> and in the past decade the issue has risen on the right, the g.o.p. has suffered from a loss of hispanic voters. and the president picked up 80% in 2008. and house minority leader nancy pelosi meeting with hispanic business owners to talk about what they need from the government to be more success oofl to listen to, learn what challenges are. >> in the mean
in this debate was clear mitt romney and rick perry have problem was issue of illegal immigration. and pushing that debate further right is michelle bachmann, advocating construction of a double fence along the entire border with texas at a cost of $21 million a mile. >> the united states government has failed the american people as president of the united states, i will uphold the law of the land and will build that fence. >> she says ill lem lel immigration is costing taxpayer...
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>> picking up on what i just said, every single answer that mitt romney gives in that first debate, which will be the last big audience of the campaign, has to be about the economy, has to be focused on president obama being a candidate of the status quo of the way things are right now and has to offer a specific solution to the problem he addresses, every single one and, of course, he can't make a gaffe in that debate either. if he does, it becomes a story. >> it's really only the first debate is the one with the big audience. >> in part because voting has already begun in some states. it will pick up -- by the time of the third debate in late october, likely a third, maybe even more of the country will have already voted. >> george, we always love having you on the weekend program. thank you very much for coming up. george has a big show. his guests including david axelrod and the republican national committee chair reince priebus. thank you once again. bianna? >>> the story about the guy who jumped into the tiger enclosure is only getting weirder. we know why he did it. because he want
>> picking up on what i just said, every single answer that mitt romney gives in that first debate, which will be the last big audience of the campaign, has to be about the economy, has to be focused on president obama being a candidate of the status quo of the way things are right now and has to offer a specific solution to the problem he addresses, every single one and, of course, he can't make a gaffe in that debate either. if he does, it becomes a story. >> it's really only the...
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heading into the next big debate in florida, front-runners, mitt romney and rick perry, are running neck and neck. going at each other before hitting the stage. with sarah palin waiting in the wings and the rest of the field struggling to get noticed, it's looking more and more like a two-man race. abc's jon karl tracks it all for us. boy, talk about preparing the ground for the debate. mitt romney on the cover of "usa today" saying, he doubts perry could win. >> reporter: that's right. and on the eve of tonight's debate in florida, you have rick perry opening up his harshest line of attack against romney. with sean hannity on fox news, rick perry used his first national television interview to compare mitt romney with barack obama. >> we don't need to nominate obama-like. we don't need to nominate someone who is going to blur the lines between president obama and our nominee. >> reporter: those are fighting words in a republican primary. perry hammered romney for what health care law he signed when he was massachusetts. >> look what mitt did from the standpoint of romney care in massach
heading into the next big debate in florida, front-runners, mitt romney and rick perry, are running neck and neck. going at each other before hitting the stage. with sarah palin waiting in the wings and the rest of the field struggling to get noticed, it's looking more and more like a two-man race. abc's jon karl tracks it all for us. boy, talk about preparing the ground for the debate. mitt romney on the cover of "usa today" saying, he doubts perry could win. >> reporter:...
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they're targeting romney with the big abc news debate saturday night. jake tapper is with the candidates with the latest. some of the candidates already for the next contest in south carolina? >> they are. they're making tough attacks. mitt romney lent to the top of the pack in new hampshire, by telling voters that his business experience will help him h revive the economy. but his rivals are starting to turn that experience into a negative, while romney himself trying to reach out and appeal for working-class voters. >> reporter: mitt romney was occupied last night at a rally in exeter. protesters chanted "mitt kills jobs." >> we're happy to have you guys express your views. next time try to do it with more courtesy. >> reporter: chris christie offered skeptics, new jersey charm. >> really? [ laughter ] you know, something may go down tonight, but it ain't going to be jobs, sweetheart. >> reporter: it led to this moment on the rope line. >> you know what, this president -- this president has caused a deepening recession. let me tell you, this president
they're targeting romney with the big abc news debate saturday night. jake tapper is with the candidates with the latest. some of the candidates already for the next contest in south carolina? >> they are. they're making tough attacks. mitt romney lent to the top of the pack in new hampshire, by telling voters that his business experience will help him h revive the economy. but his rivals are starting to turn that experience into a negative, while romney himself trying to reach out and...
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, with mitt romney, largely credited with helping to prepare governor romney for that key first debate where he essentially turned this race around, going into that debate. you'll remember that president obama had a lead in the polls, a significant lead, and how the tide turned after that first debate. and senator portman got a lot of credit for that. governor romney often jokes on the trail senator portman was so good at playing the president, sometimes he couldn't talk to him after the debate session. just to give you the mood of the room. one of the first states they called, when they called michigan. obviously, there was a little hope, given romney's history with michigan. they are from there. his father was a senator there. his mother ran for senate unsuccessfully as well. then they called pennsylvania. as george pointed out there was that additional trip to pennsylvania just today. the romney team saying they felt they had a shot at least there. and that state has now gone away. so they're watching very closely, a very tight race in florida, as you've been talking about. and, of
, with mitt romney, largely credited with helping to prepare governor romney for that key first debate where he essentially turned this race around, going into that debate. you'll remember that president obama had a lead in the polls, a significant lead, and how the tide turned after that first debate. and senator portman got a lot of credit for that. governor romney often jokes on the trail senator portman was so good at playing the president, sometimes he couldn't talk to him after the debate...
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the obama and romney campaigns agree to dates and locations for the first presidential debates. >>> the announcement expected today that could set the stage for a major political fight in oakland. >>> victims of the colorado theater shooting rampage will have one less thing to worry about as they begin the long road to recovery. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy.
the obama and romney campaigns agree to dates and locations for the first presidential debates. >>> the announcement expected today that could set the stage for a major political fight in oakland. >>> victims of the colorado theater shooting rampage will have one less thing to worry about as they begin the long road to recovery. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats...
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it puts ann romney in a white-hot debate that deals with politics and hollywood. it began with hilary rosen, an adviser to the democratic national committee, said this about ann romney, who raised five sons. >> you have mitt romney running around the country saying, well, my wife tells me what women really care about are economic issues. when i listen to my wife, that's what i'm hearing. guess what? his wife has actually never worked a day in her life. >> reporter: boom. instant twitter explosion. ann romney firing back with her first tweet ever. i made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. believe me, it was hard work. her son, josh, jumping in. ann romney is one of the smartest, hardest working women i know. could have done anything with her life. chose to raise me. but rosen didn't back down. responding, i'm raising children, too. but most young american women have to both earn a living and raise children. you know that, don't you? all of this comes as romney tries to close a big gender gap. our latest poll gives the president a 19-point advantage with wom
it puts ann romney in a white-hot debate that deals with politics and hollywood. it began with hilary rosen, an adviser to the democratic national committee, said this about ann romney, who raised five sons. >> you have mitt romney running around the country saying, well, my wife tells me what women really care about are economic issues. when i listen to my wife, that's what i'm hearing. guess what? his wife has actually never worked a day in her life. >> reporter: boom. instant...
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mitt romney? remember, they took that pledge -- excuse me, donald trump. if he were the gop nominee. they took that pledge earlier and now they're standing by it. but there's all these anti-trump groups at work. why? these candidates don't want to get their hands dirty. they want to leave these anti-trump groups at work and to mitt romney who spoke on thursday, gave a scathing speech attacking donald trump, saying he should not be the gop nominee. >> that was really the elephant in the room, the republican elephant in the room, mitt romney. he's arguing that people should vote for the other candidates, in essence, bringing up the idea of a brokered convention. will that work? >> what happens is that means no candidate will get that magic number, 1,237 delegates, so then it could go to the floor of the convention in july in cleveland. this is how it would work. the delegates become unbound on later voting and they can vote for other candidates or they could vote for somebody else. that's what there
mitt romney? remember, they took that pledge -- excuse me, donald trump. if he were the gop nominee. they took that pledge earlier and now they're standing by it. but there's all these anti-trump groups at work. why? these candidates don't want to get their hands dirty. they want to leave these anti-trump groups at work and to mitt romney who spoke on thursday, gave a scathing speech attacking donald trump, saying he should not be the gop nominee. >> that was really the elephant in the...
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the first of three debates between president obama and m.i.t. romnmitt romney tomorrow is and "family circle" ajounnnounced that mich obama beat ann romney in the cookie contest. they each submitted a rest scip the readers voted. they have been responsering the contest for decades, time-honored tradition of taking successful, accomplished women and forcing them to get in the kitchen and bake for us. congratulations. mitt romney and snooki are back in the news. mitt romney asked on "live with kelly and michael" who he liked better snooki or honey boo boo. he picked snooki, snooki heard by the and told the daily news it was awesome but she still hasn't decided who she's voting for, she wants to stick a few more facts in her head hole and rattle them around. didn't realize snooki was tall enough to vote to be honest. you shoild uld be allowed to vor be on "jersey shore," not both of them. you have to figure she'll vote for obama. she might be the only person in america who is better off now than she was four years ago. a funny romney related item o
the first of three debates between president obama and m.i.t. romnmitt romney tomorrow is and "family circle" ajounnnounced that mich obama beat ann romney in the cookie contest. they each submitted a rest scip the readers voted. they have been responsering the contest for decades, time-honored tradition of taking successful, accomplished women and forcing them to get in the kitchen and bake for us. congratulations. mitt romney and snooki are back in the news. mitt romney asked on...
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he's begun debate prep to take on joe biden in the debates. and, of course, if the poll numbers hold, as you know, the numbers will be a great thing next up. >>> we are turning now to the man who got the interview, you just heard bob woodward, the author of "the price of politics" it goes on sale in bookstores today. you say that presidents largely work their will. but you reach the conclusion, in this case, in this struggle, barack obama did not. >> yes. simply because our financial house is not in order, in other words, we -- the big debate last year about the debt ceiling and whether the u.s. government is going to be able to pay its bill, it isn't over. we're going to be right back in that soup in december and january. and this isn't a budget issue or a credit rating issue. this is -- is the government going to have its money to pay its bills? and in the end, that's the president's job, yes. it's congress' job, too. but there's such a thing as presidential leadership. >> as you know, the white house takes exception to the conclusion. yeste
he's begun debate prep to take on joe biden in the debates. and, of course, if the poll numbers hold, as you know, the numbers will be a great thing next up. >>> we are turning now to the man who got the interview, you just heard bob woodward, the author of "the price of politics" it goes on sale in bookstores today. you say that presidents largely work their will. but you reach the conclusion, in this case, in this struggle, barack obama did not. >> yes. simply because...
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when mitt romney was asked about it, in the debate, he didn't seem to take the bait. but yesterday, he said, i have no plans to go at that issue yet. do you think this issue is -- has been put away for the rest of the nomination fight or not? >> i think it's been pretty much put away for the rest of the nomination fight. there may be quietly talked about. but you know, asking the questions and going through that, i think newt gingrich answered it well. everybody else had their time to talk about it. i think that's put away. but going to the negative, mitt romney has about a week for this to happen. and then, it shuts down for the christmas holidays. then, you get new year's. if he's going to make something stick, he's going to make it stick in the next six or seven days. then, we go into the christmas holidays. and you can't do it that time. >> it's going to be a ferocious week. thank you very much. >>> time for the weather and sam champion. >> good morning, everyone. tuesday morning and a big system moves through the middle of the country. it's not snow. it's so warm
when mitt romney was asked about it, in the debate, he didn't seem to take the bait. but yesterday, he said, i have no plans to go at that issue yet. do you think this issue is -- has been put away for the rest of the nomination fight or not? >> i think it's been pretty much put away for the rest of the nomination fight. there may be quietly talked about. but you know, asking the questions and going through that, i think newt gingrich answered it well. everybody else had their time to...
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and debate rules require you to average 2%. rob and tanya? >> john, what about yesterday's meeting between mitt romney and donald trump? how did that go? >> reporter: that was kind of a photo op that never happened. they never met before. and now, there's no evidence that they ever did meet because they didn't appear in front of the cameras, as sarah palin did, when she had pizza with donald trump. and then, huntsman of course, went to jean georges. that was rick perry that did that. trump has been this guy that has been fielding all of these people for possible endorsement. and yet, he has not ruled out running himself. it was another bizarre meeting in a series. rob and tanya? >> all right. john hendren in washington, thank you. >>> well, lawmakers in the senate had reached a late-night deal to keep the government running until mid-november. the deal will also keep emergency aid dollars flowing to victims of the recent tornadoes and floods. it's still unclear how the house is going to vote on the measures since its members are on a week's v
and debate rules require you to average 2%. rob and tanya? >> john, what about yesterday's meeting between mitt romney and donald trump? how did that go? >> reporter: that was kind of a photo op that never happened. they never met before. and now, there's no evidence that they ever did meet because they didn't appear in front of the cameras, as sarah palin did, when she had pizza with donald trump. and then, huntsman of course, went to jean georges. that was rick perry that did...